Los Angeles daily herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1884-1890, 1887-12-18
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nuch for domestic use, since wine Is
Il,uoet A cheap as water, as for lhr
rripation of his gardens and D. lbs IL
river or brook is near by, WAFER
Dompany is formed, bitches are aug.
md each char holder, after paying
lis dues, may havs. his water ION tap
Wbenever he wants it. In the
lbeence of river, wells are made 4,
rrpplv the water. Sometimes these
relis are bored horizontal y into the
side, thus creating an aftih-
nal spring; but, AZ q rule, the wells
are vertical. from eighty to five hun
7red fect deep, or even more, although
& one hundred to two hundred feel
he water is generally obtained. A
wind y id is then erected over tn we'll,
which pumps the water into large
high tank, whence it is easily con-
voyed to the garden or field by hose.
There is No lack Of wind to drive these
mills, for the charm of Southern Cali
fOrnia's climate lies In this, that al
though the sky is commonly ciondless
and the sun warm, winter and sum-
msr, there is almost always brisk
beeeze to temper the solar rays and
deprive them OF their sting.
This IL truo esp cially OF Los An
geles County. which is situated be-
tween the deep sea and An imposing
circular range o mountains, that se"d
their breezes down over the valley
- soon ~ the ocean breezes cease;
and. although at some seasons both
Mere mir currents, near their source,
would be unpleasantly cold for inva
lids. thew are almost always mellowed
and warmed by the SUMS rays, be-
are they reach the center OF the val.
nv. Tho morning - till abont 2
e'clock-is the warmest part of the
1sy: bat in the au umn the morning
hest is tempered by daily fog, which
remains till about 10 o'clock. 1t is
not . depressing fog, and is rather
enjoyed by the natives, az a temper
aYy change from the everlasting sun
shine. In fact. monotony Is the
eravest charge that can he brought
against the climate of Southern Cali
fornia. In the autumn and spring .
1ew rainy days afford refreshing va
rjety, but summer and winter are
alike in their cloudless ekies, VAIN
sunshine and alternating mountain
and ocean breezes. AS . physician at
Anaheim remarked to me, the season.
donot differ in character, bat only in
Aavor. like the difference between sew
enl kinds Of apples. He also in
fosm me that, although the tempera.
turo sometime rises above hundred
IN the shade, he has never seen case
ef kydrophobia or sunstroke-thanks
10 the dryn-ss of the air and the al
most incessant breezes. Yet, like all
southern climates, it fosters Incidence,
mental and physical; and he wonld
mot recommend it, therefore, to Young
persons-except for money-naking
purposes. But for invalids and elderly
persons it is the best place in the
world. The somnolence broodin. in
The air Except in Switzerland have
never slept so soundly in my life as
here) would cure the worst Gaze Of
Wall street insomnia; and the iHces-
SAINT sunshine and conEtsnt life in the
open air can hardly fail to add ten
years or more to the life Of old men or
women who desert their overheated
and ill-ventilated Eastern homes for
tho open air and winter sunshine OF
Los Angeles county.
The general irrigation now resorted
to, and the numerous green GASES
which have In consequence sprung up
amid the deserts of priekly cactus.
have already exerted some influence
sn the climate, and there is reason to
believe that rain will b M re abun-
dant in the future than it has been in
the past. A pc ent factor in producing
this change will be the groves OF trer
Mat are being planted everywhere.
There are some poplals and locusts
and other trees that appear to flourish
tolersbly we'll, but the two species
that most triumphantly defy sunshine,
dust and drought are the red-pep-
per tree and the Australian
eucalyptus, both of them beauti-
inl to behold. The red-pepper
tree, with it's gracefully dropping
branches, resembles a weeping willow,
but its growth is more luxurianf, its
dimensions larger, and it is adorned
with punches Of beautiful small red
berries. The leaves, when bruised.
have q strongly pungent cayenne
eaer. whence the name of the tree,
which, by the way. does not flourish
IN Northern California. The leaves
and fruit of the eucalyptus have a
still more Objectionable odor when
crushed livery much like assaf@tida),
bat the tree has most stately APP
pearance, and its marvellou-ly rapid
growth seed becoming large tree
IN . few years-causes it to he raised
On large scale for fuel and for shady
avenues.
But although Los Angeles county
can raise the Australian eucalyptus
and the pepper tree, there is II point
at which the climate draws the line
further south. Thus, the banana and
the pineapple, although they can be
raised here, do not do we'll, and the
same is true of almonds. Yet the
Les Angelites do not despair on that
account. as they have q superabund-
anee Of other fruits to fall hack on.
OF the vast and fruitful orange and
lemon orchards of this region every
enc has read. Figs grow abundantly
and are in good demand, especially
tnSUO Va ttO Cihyin N0ttCtyt WuiCii
are now displacing the others. The
demand for California olive oil is
greather than the supply. English
walnut trees yield profitable crop.
Peaches are SO abundant that they
are fed TO the cows, and some varie-
ties tbut not sll) are equal in flavor to
the New Jersey and Delaware crop.
Ears OF corn foot long, with twenty
rows to the ear. can be seen in the
market, eide by eide with gigantic
twenty hnrse-power onions. and pota-
toes weighing from two to FIVE pounds.
Sugar beets are on exhibition weigh
ing fifty pounds, and pumpkins Of loo
to Ito pounds. Pumpkins, melons,
fcmstoes and other creep.
ors grow wild, without any
care, and, may even become q
weedy nuisance. If Chinaman eats
: vatermelon under a tree along the